Shoe Size & Width Guidance.
At Robinson's Shoemakers we take the up most pride and care in making sure all our customers are correctly fitted with the right size and width of shoe. Correct fitting is not a luxury limited to in store shopping and can be achieved buying Online through a little consultation with ourselves. If you are in anyway unsure about sizing or width please contact us directly on 0044 (0) 28 93367216 or by emailing info@robinsonsshoes.com and we will guide you through the process. Perfection is achievable!
Size & Width Conversion Charts
For our Mens range of Shoes this table gives an approximate conversion.
In the UK the shoe size is reckoned to be one size (ie one third of an inch) larger than the foot size.
For the most part manufacturers would suggest that a US Size 8 was equivalent to a UK size 7.5 but our experience is that customers should choose a full size difference.
In most Continental European countries, the traditional shoe size is the length of the last, measured in Paris points. A Paris point is two-thirds of a centimetre. The last is 20 mm longer than the foot for which the shoe will fit: ie shoe size = (foot length + 20 mm) / 6.67 mm
| UK Shoe Size |
Hands |
Barleycorns |
Ins |
cm |
US Mens |
Continental |
| 5 |
2 |
6 |
10.00 |
25.40 |
6 |
38.1 |
| 5.5 |
2 |
6.5 |
10.17 |
25.82 |
6.5 |
38.7 |
| 6 |
2 |
7 |
10.33 |
26.25 |
7 |
39.4 |
| 6.5 |
2 |
7.5 |
10.50 |
26.67 |
7.5 |
40.0 |
| 7 |
2 |
8 |
10.67 |
27.09 |
8 |
40.6 |
| 7.5 |
2 |
8.5 |
10.83 |
27.52 |
8.5 |
41.3 |
| 8 |
2 |
9 |
11.00 |
27.94 |
9 |
41.9 |
| 8.5 |
2 |
9.5 |
11.17 |
28.36 |
9.5 |
42.5 |
| 9 |
2 |
10 |
11.33 |
28.79 |
10 |
43.2 |
| 9.5 |
2 |
10.5 |
11.50 |
29.21 |
10.5 |
43.8 |
| 10 |
2 |
11 |
11.67 |
29.63 |
11 |
44.4 |
| 10.5 |
2 |
11.5 |
11.83 |
30.06 |
11.5 |
45.1 |
| 11 |
3 |
0 |
12.00 |
30.48 |
12 |
45.7 |
| 11.5 |
3 |
0.5 |
12.17 |
30.90 |
12.5 |
46.3 |
| 12 |
3 |
1 |
12.33 |
31.33 |
13 |
47.0 |
| 12.5 |
3 |
1.5 |
12.50 |
31.75 |
13.5 |
47.6 |
| 13 |
3 |
2 |
12.67 |
32.17 |
14 |
48.2 |
Shoe Width
Mens Shoes in the UK assume that a "standard british foot" is an F fitting. However to accomodate variations in foot size alternative width fittings are available.
Narrow Fitting shoes - UK Fitting E (in the old days known as Fitting 5)
Slightly narrowerer than Average Fitting - UK Fitting EX or E+
This fitting is halfway between the Average F Fitting and the Narrow E Fitting
Standard - UK Fitting F (in the old days known as Fitting 6)
Slightly Wider than Average Fitting - UK Fitting FX or F+
This fitting is halfway between the Average F Fitting and the Wide G Fitting
Wide Fitting Shoes - UK Fitting G (in the old days known as Fitting 7)
Extra Wide Fitting Shoes - UK Fitting H (in the old days known as Fitting 8)
As a shoe increases in size the length and width increase. A size 8F shoe is therefore one size bigger and one size wider than a size 7F shoe. A size 7G shoe is a size wider than a size 7F - in other words the width of the shoe would roughly correspond to a size 8F. |
